Global recognition: Two Chinese vaccines are being used by many countries now – CoronaVac (left) and the WHO-listed Sinopharm vaccine (right).
With the world facing acute shortage in Covid-19 vaccines, WHO’s nod for global use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine provides a huge relief.
IN recent weeks, there has been an incessant flow of exciting news on Chinese vaccines that carries wide-ranging implications for China as well as vaccine-deprived developing countries.
On May 7, the World Health Organisation announced its approval for emergency use a Covid-19 vaccine from China’s government-owned drugmaker Sinopharm, greenlighting it to be rolled out globally.
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